By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent  One person was injured in a traffic accident on Feb. 2 after a vehicle struck a deer southwest of Vining at 7:28 a.m. on Feb. 4. The incident took place at the intersection of Highway 57 and 190th Street.  Airbags were deployed and seat belts were worn. Sheriff deputies said the driver… Read More

Timothy Dale Schmidt, 30, of Perham, received a stay of adjudication in county court, Fergus Falls, on Dec. 29, 2023, related to a felony conviction of fifth-degree felony drug possession. Under a stay of adjudication, while the probation is going on, this is a pending case, the same as being charged and awaiting trial. Once… Read More

Leisure, hospitality sector is Minnesota’s fourth largest industry in the state By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Minnesota’s leisure and hospitality sector makes up the fourth largest industry in the state, with about 250,000 employees staffing everything from lakeside resorts and hotels to restaurants, museums and theaters. Last year the state legislature approved the first funding increase… Read More

First college in Greater Minnesota to offer cannabis education Minnesota State Community and Technical College (M State) has announced a new collaboration with cannabis education and training leader Green Flower to offer three new certificate programs designed to prepare students for careers in the cannabis industry. M State is the first two-year college in Greater Minnesota,… Read More

Senator addressed state media at annual newspaper convention By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Among the keynote speakers at this year’s annual Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) convention in the Twin Cities was Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, daughter of the late Star-Tribune columnist Jim Klobuchar. “You as small town journalists are telling the stories that maybe not… Read More

Sheriff’s Office reminds residents to be wary of potential scam calls By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent A county resident, address not released to the news media, was scammed and lost $6,000, according to sheriff deputies on Feb. 8. The scam victim bought $6,000 in gift cards and sent the codes to a person she thought was trying to… Read More

The University of Minnesota Extension Office welcomes Rachel (Johnson) Wahlstrom to the West Otter Tail County (WOTC) Extension team. As a former Otter Tail County 4-H member, Wahlstrom will return to the program as an Extension Educator to lead a range of 4-H Youth Development programs. Her primary role as an Extension Educator will be… Read More

Photos by Tom Hintgen Permanent Old Clitherall displays can be seen at the county museum as part of the Otter Tail County Historical Society on the west side of Fergus Falls. Old Clitherall became the county’s first non Native American settlement in 1865, the same time as the end of the Civil War.

5 years ago Citizen’s Advocate Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 As Ashley Ladwig, Maggie Cronk and Madisyn Johnson head into their final months at Henning School, school librarian Pam Wiese found a special surprise for three of the most frequent patrons of the library over the past 13 years—a copy of the first book they ever checked out… Read More

Angell named to BSU Dean’s List Joseph Angell, a Bemidji State University student originally from Ottertail, has earned Dean’s List honors at BSU for the Fall 2023 semester.    To be eligible for Bemidji State’s Dean’s List, students must earn a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher for the semester and be enrolled in at least 12… Read More